Vernon Dent

Feb 15, 1895 - Nov 05, 1963 (68 years old) in San Jose, California, USA

Vernon Bruce Dent (February 16, 1895 – November 5, 1963) was an American comic actor, who appeared in over 400 films. He co-starred in many short films for Columbia Pictures, frequently as the foil and the main antagonist and ally to The Three Stooges.

Known For

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I Love Lucy

Santa Claus (uncredited)

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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Senate Reporter (uncredited)

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Murder at Midnight

Detective Eating Peanuts

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Malice in the Palace

Hassan Ben Sober

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You Can't Take It with You

Expressman (uncredited)

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Manhattan Melodrama

Otto (uncredited)

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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

Guard (uncredited)

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Hitler: Beast of Berlin

Lustig

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The Sea of Grass

Train Conductor (uncredited)

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The Cameraman

Man in Tight Bathing Suit (uncredited)

Credits

Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts 2006

(archive footage)

★ NR
The Sound of Laughter 1963

Adolph (Airplane Passenger) / Football Coach

★ 2
Days of Thrills and Laughter 1961

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

★ 5.5
The Golden Age of Comedy 1957

archive footage

★ 6.9
Guns a Poppin! 1957

Judge (archive footage)

★ 4
Hot Stuff 1956

(archive footage) (uncredited)

★ 5.3
Rumpus in the Harem 1956

Hassan Ben Sober (archive footage)

★ 4.6
Flagpole Jitters 1956

Insurance Adjustor (archive footage)

★ 5
Bedlam in Paradise 1955

I. Fleecem (archive footage)

★ 6.2
Of Cash and Hash 1955

Police Capt. Mullins (archive footage)

★ 6.2
The Fire Chaser 1954

J. Peabody Knott

★ NR
Knutzy Knights 1954

King Arthur (uncredited)

★ 6.1
Pals and Gals 1954

Doctor (uncredited)

★ 5.4
Musty Musketeers 1954

King Cole

★ 5.6
Income Tax Sappy 1954

IRS Agent # 1 (uncredited)

★ 7.6
Rip, Sew and Stitch 1953

Detective Sharpe (Archive footage) (uncredited)

★ 6.2
Booty and the Beast 1953

Night Watchman

★ 6.2
Listen Judge 1952

Judge Henderson

★ 6.8
A Missed Fortune 1952

Hotel Manager

★ 7
Pest Man Wins 1951

Mr. Philander

★ 5.5
I Love Lucy 1951

Santa Claus (uncredited)

★ 7.9
The Tooth Will Out 1951

Dr. Keefer--professor of dentistry

★ 5.8
Scrambled Brains 1951

Nora's Father

★ 7.8
The Awful Sleuth 1951

Al Keefer

★ NR
Three Arabian Nuts 1951

Mr. Bradley

★ 7.5
Studio Stoops 1950

Police Captain Casey

★ 7.3
Innocently Guilty 1950

Mr. Bass

★ NR
One Shivery Night 1950

Boss

★ NR
The Good Humor Man 1950

Man in Park (uncredited)

★ 6
Punchy Cowpunchers 1950

General

★ 5.7
Waiting in the Lurch 1949

J. Peabody Knott

★ NR
Malice in the Palace 1949

Hassan Ben Sober

★ 5.7
The Doolins of Oklahoma 1949

Bank Clerk (uncredited)

★ 6.8
Hokus Pokus 1949

Insurance Adjuster

★ 6.3
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court 1949

Guard (uncredited)

★ 6.3
Fuelin' Around 1949

General

★ 7
Parlor, Bedroom and Wrath 1948

★ NR
Mummy's Dummies 1948

King Rootentooten

★ 6.4
Heavenly Daze 1948

I. Fleecem

★ 7.2
The Sheepish Wolf 1948

★ NR
Fiddlers Three 1948

King Cole

★ 6.3
Squareheads of the Round Table 1948

King Arthur

★ 6.8
Shivering Sherlocks 1948

Police Capt. Mullins

★ 5.8
It Had to Be You 1947

Man in Drugstore (uncredited)

★ 6.5
Should Husbands Marry? 1947

Hugh's Boss

★ 2
Sing a Song of Six Pants 1947

Police Detective

★ 6
Road to Hollywood 1947

A Film Director

★ 4.3
The Sea of Grass 1947

Train Conductor (uncredited)

★ 6.3
Out West 1947

Doctor (uncredited)

★ 7.2
Bride and Gloom 1947

Sally's Father (uncredited)

★ 4
The Good Bad Egg 1947

Rest Home Manager (uncredited)

★ NR
Half-Wits Holiday 1947

Prof. Quackenbush

★ 6.7
Lone Star Moonlight 1946

Sheriff

★ NR
Three Little Pirates 1946

Governor

★ 6.9
Society Mugs 1946

Lord Wafflebottom

★ 5
Pardon My Terror 1946

Jonas Morton

★ NR
Dangerous Business 1946

Fat Man (uncredited)

★ NR
Night Editor 1946

Fat Man in Library (Uncredited)

★ 5.6
Mr. Noisy 1946

Slim - Baseball Spectator

★ 7
A Bird in the Head 1946

Prof. Panzer

★ 6
Beer Barrel Polecats 1946

Warden

★ 6
Booby Dupes 1945

Captain

★ 4.8
Idiots Deluxe 1945

Judge (uncredited)

★ 6.4
Rockin' in the Rockies 1945

Stanton

★ 5.6
Having Wonderful Crime 1945

Hotel Guest (uncredited)

★ 6.3
Snooper Service 1945

★ NR
Three Pests in a Mess 1945

Philip Black

★ 6.3
No Dough Boys 1944

Hugo (Nazi spy)

★ 6.9
San Diego I Love You 1944

Mr. Fitzmaurice (uncredited)

★ 6.3
Kansas City Kitty 1944

Repo man from the A-1 Piano Co.

★ 5
Secret Command 1944

Shipyard Worker (uncredited)

★ 6.8
Idle Roomers 1944

Mr. Leander

★ 6
Address Unknown 1944

Nazi Party Member (uncredited)

★ 6.4
Defective Detectives 1944

Rodney Boodle

★ NR
Busy Buddies 1944

Hotcakes Customer (uncredited)

★ 6.4
Bachelor Daze 1944

Onlooker in doorway

★ NR
Crash Goes the Hash 1944

Fuller Bull

★ 6.9
To Heir Is Human 1944

Board Chairman

★ NR
True to Life 1943

Man (uncredited)

★ 6
Higher Than a Kite 1943

Marshall Boering (uncredited)

★ 6
Here Comes Mr. Zerk 1943

William Ruff

★ NR
Back from the Front 1943

Lt. Dungen (uncredited)

★ 7.1
A Maid Made Mad 1943

Blonde's Boyfriend

★ NR
A Blitz on the Fritz 1943

Spy chief

★ NR
His Wedding Scare 1943

The Minister

★ NR
They Stooge to Conga 1943

Hans - the Nazi (uncredited)

★ 7.1
Sock-a-Bye Baby 1942

1st Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

★ 6.1
Sappy Pappy 1942

Jealous Husband

★ NR
Even as IOU 1942

Motorist (uncredited)

★ 5.3
The Glass Key 1942

Bartender Serving Beers (uncredited)

★ 6.6
Three Smart Saps 1942

(uncredited)

★ 6.3
Matri-Phony 1942

Emperor Octopus Grabus

★ 4.9
Cactus Makes Perfect 1942

Heavyset Prospector (uncredited)

★ 5.7
House of Errors 1942

White

★ NR
Sappy Birthday 1942

Neighbor Policeman

★ NR
Sweet Spirits of the Nighter 1941

Watkins

★ NR
In the Sweet Pie and Pie 1941

Senator (uncredited)

★ 6.9
An Ache in Every Stake 1941

Poindexter Lawrence (uncredited)

★ 7.5
San Antonio Rose 1941

Worthington

★ 7
Adventure in Washington 1941

Senator in gym

★ 6.5
I'll Never Heil Again 1941

Mr. Ixnay (uncredited)

★ 7.2
Dutiful But Dumb 1941

Mr. Wilson (uncredited)

★ 6.3
So You Won't Squawk 1941

The bartender

★ 6.6
You're the One 1941

Zeno Springs Hotel Guest

★ 1
Cold Turkey 1940

J.T. Caldwell

★ NR
The Villain Still Pursued Her 1940

Jim, a policeman

★ 5.1
He Stayed for Breakfast 1940

Chef

★ NR
From Nurse to Worse 1940

Dr. D. Lerious (uncredited)

★ 5.4
The Lady in Question 1940

Gendarme (uncredited)

★ 6.6
How High Is Up? 1940

Mr. Blake (uncredited)

★ 6.7
His Bridal Fright 1940

Doorman

★ NR
The Taming of the Snood 1940

Man on Street

★ 5.5
Nutty But Nice 1940

Dr. Walters (uncredited)

★ 5.5
The Doctor Takes a Wife 1940

Man Outside Phone Booth (uncredited)

★ 6.4
Money Squawks 1940

Night Watchman

★ NR
Pardon My Berth Marks 1940

Newspaper City Editor

★ 6.5
The Heckler 1940

Baseball Spectator with Hotdog

★ 5
The Lone Wolf Strikes 1940

Hotel Doorman

★ 6.3
Nothing But Pleasure 1940

Bus Rider with Child

★ 5.8
Mendelssohn's Wedding March 1939

The Baron (uncredited)

★ 1
Teacher's Pest 1939

Christmas Tree Buyer

★ NR
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 1939

Senate Reporter (uncredited)

★ 7.8
Hitler: Beast of Berlin 1939

Lustig

★ 4.3
Stanley and Livingstone 1939

Newspaperman in Office

★ 6.4
Saved by the Belle 1939

Mike (uncredited)

★ 5.1
Yes, We Have No Bonanza 1939

Sheriff (uncredited)

★ 6.2
Only Angels Have Wings 1939

Ship's Captain

★ 7.3
A Star Is Shorn 1939

Producer

★ NR
A Ducking They Did Go 1939

Vegetarian (uncredited)

★ 6.4
Mutiny on the Body 1939

Mr. Gibson

★ NR
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt 1939

Fat Man at Party (uncredited)

★ 6.6
Three Little Sew and Sews 1939

Party Guest (uncredited)

★ 6.8
Home on the Rage 1938

Mr. Lent (uncredited)

★ 3
A Doggone Mixup 1938

Mr. Tilson

★ NR
Thanks for the Memory 1938

Refuse Man (uncredited)

★ 5.7
Mutts to You 1938

Mr. Stutz, Hotel Manager (uncredited)

★ 6.5
Sue My Lawyer 1938

Judge

★ NR
Juvenile Court 1938

Mr. Schultz (uncredited)

★ 5
You Can't Take It with You 1938

Expressman (uncredited)

★ 7.5
Many Sappy Returns 1938

Concerned Pedestrian

★ 4.8
Reformatory 1938

Cook Howard

★ 6
The Mind Needer 1938

Mr. Ryan

★ 4
Tassels in the Air 1938

Building superintendent (uncredited)

★ 6.5
Time Out for Trouble 1938

Bakery Man

★ 3
Start Cheering 1938

Pops

★ 7
Wee Wee Monsieur 1938

Simitz - Arab Chief (uncredited)

★ 6.3
The Shadow 1937

Dutch Schultz

★ 6.5
Murder in Greenwich Village 1937

Ship's Officer

★ 6.3
Calling All Doctors 1937

Sneezing Man

★ NR
Easy Living 1937

First Partner (uncredited)

★ 7
Back to the Woods 1937

Governor (uncredited)

★ 5.6
Dizzy Doctors 1937

Dr. Harry Arms (uncredited)

★ 7.4
Slippery Silks 1936

Morgan Morgan (uncredited)

★ 7.1
San Francisco 1936

Fat Man (uncredited)

★ 6.6
Share the Wealth 1936

Mayor

★ 3
Half Shot Shooters 1936

Man in Restaurant

★ 7.1
I Don't Remember 1935

Oscar Glick

★ 2
His Marriage Mix-up 1935

★ NR
Tars and Stripes 1935

Chief Gunners Mate Richard Mack

★ 4.9
Hollywood Trouble 1935

Mr. Mahoney

★ NR
Good Morning, Eve! 1934

Emperor Nero

★ 6
Manhattan Melodrama 1934

Otto (uncredited)

★ 7
Please 1933

Elmer Smoot

★ NR
Hooks and Jabs 1933

★ NR
Tied for Life 1933

Angry motorist

★ 1
Knight Duty 1933

The Cop

★ NR
The Hitchhiker 1933

Adolph

★ NR
Artist's Muddles 1933

Luckenbach, the artist

★ 1
Tired Feet 1933

★ NR
The Big Flash 1932

Klaus

★ 4.5
The Iceman's Ball 1932

Officer Schmaltz

★ 1
The Hollywood Handicap 1932

★ NR
Million Dollar Legs 1932

Secretary of Agriculture (uncredited)

★ 6.6
Daring Danger 1932

Bartender Pee Wee

★ NR
The Riding Tornado 1932

Hefty - Bartender

★ NR
Just a Pain in the Parlor 1932

Speaker

★ 3
Texas Cyclone 1932

Hefty

★ 4.2
Dream House 1932

Director Von Schnauble

★ 7.4
Hollywood Halfbacks 1931

★ NR
Dragnet Patrol 1931

Cookie

★ 5.2
The All-American Kickback 1931

Football Coach

★ NR
Beach Pajamas 1931

★ NR
The Freshman's Finish 1931

★ NR
Murder at Midnight 1931

Detective Eating Peanuts

★ 5.4
The Fainting Lover 1931

Dr. Dudley Schmidt

★ NR
A College Racket 1931

★ NR
Gents of Leisure 1931

★ NR
The Bride's Mistake 1931

Mr. Grimm

★ NR
Girls Will Be Boys 1931

★ NR
Crazy House 1930

Dr. E.D. Smith (last name spelled 'J-O-N-E-S')

★ 4
Midnight Daddies 1930

Baron von Twiddlebaum - Designer

★ NR
Hot Sports 1929

★ NR
A Close Shave 1929

George Billings

★ NR
Don't Get Jealous 1929

Wilbur Warner

★ NR
Pink Pajamas 1929

Vernon Vance

★ NR
Howling Hollywood 1929

★ NR
The Bees' Buzz 1929

Jim - Homer's Pal

★ 4
Calling Hubby's Bluff 1929

Vernon Vance

★ NR
The Old Barn 1929

Pete Monroe - Hotel Proprietor

★ 8
What a Trip 1929

★ NR
Clunked on the Corner 1929

Jip Bennett

★ NR
Hubby's Weekend Trip 1928

Charley Whalen

★ NR
Motorboat Mamas 1928

Charley Whalen

★ NR
The Campus Carmen 1928

Extra

★ 4
The Cameraman 1928

Man in Tight Bathing Suit (uncredited)

★ 7.9
Smith's Restaurant 1928

Big Diner

★ NR
His Unlucky Night 1928

Homer Brown

★ NR
The Bicycle Flirt 1928

Henry Harper - The Boyfriend

★ NR
The Best Man 1928

Groom

★ NR
Smith's Army Life 1928

The Colonel

★ NR
The Beach Club 1928

Mr. Kronk

★ NR
Fiddlesticks 1927

Prof. Von Tempo / Junk dealer

★ 6
For Sale, a Bungalow 1927

2nd Real Estate Broker

★ NR
Smith's Cook 1927

Pete - the Motor Cop

★ NR
The Golf Nut 1927

The Club President

★ NR
Cured in the Excitement 1927

Hector Strong

★ NR
The Pride of Pikeville 1927

The Train Conductor

★ NR
His First Flame 1927

Amos McCarthy

★ 5.3
A One Mama Man 1927

The Suitor

★ NR
Should Sleepwalkers Marry? 1927

George Stevens

★ NR
Flirty Four-Flushers 1926

Bill Brown

★ 5
A Blonde's Revenge 1926

Tim Hayes

★ 1
Have Courage 1926

Gendarme

★ NR
Masked Mamas 1926

Jim Denton

★ NR
Smith's Landlord 1926

The Cop

★ NR
Hoboken to Hollywood 1926

Mr. Pinkney

★ NR
Her Actor Friend 1926

Actor in Play

★ NR
Hubby’s Quiet Little Game 1926

Jim Stone

★ NR
A Sea Dog's Tale 1926

Jo Jo

★ NR
A Prodigal Bridegroom 1926

Gertie's Father in Flashback

★ 4
Soldier Man 1926

The Prime Minister

★ NR
Saturday Afternoon 1926

Steve Smith

★ 5.6
There He Goes 1925

Jerry the Bull

★ NR
Isn't Love Cuckoo? 1925

Auto Agency Manager

★ NR
Hurry, Doctor! 1925

Police Officer Bill Trapps

★ NR
Lucky Stars 1925

Hiram Healy

★ 7
Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies 1925

Gasoline Customer

★ NR
Remember When? 1925

Mack - Circus Owner

★ 7
Plain Clothes 1925

A Crook

★ 7
His Marriage Wow 1925

A Pessimist - Professor McGlumm

★ 5.5
Boobs in the Wood 1925

Il rivale - Big Bill Reardon

★ 6.7
Bull and Sand 1924

Joe Archer

★ NR
Feet of Mud 1924

Football Coach

★ 7
All Night Long 1924

the Rival

★ 7.5
Riders of the Purple Cows 1924

Mike Maverick

★ NR
Little Robinson Corkscrew 1924

Horace Horlick

★ NR
East of the Water Plug 1924

Jim's Rival - the Villain

★ NR
Wall Street Blues 1924

Mal A. Mute - the Loan Shark's Partner

★ NR
Romeo and Juliet 1924

Billy Durham

★ NR
The Lion and the Souse 1924

Mr. Niblick Van Hoosit

★ NR
Black Oxfords 1924

Sandy Haig

★ 5
The Hollywood Kid 1924

Claude Climax - Director

★ 5.3
The Half-Back of Notre Dame 1924

Football Opponent

★ NR
Picking Peaches 1924

The Store Manager

★ 4.2
The Extra Girl 1923

Aaron Applejohn

★ 5.9
Soul of the Beast 1923

The Boob

★ 6
Golf 1922

The suitor

★ 5.8
Mummy's Nightmare 1922

Delivery Driver

★ NR
Special Delivery 1922

★ NR
Hail the Woman 1921

Joe Hurd

★ NR
A Harem Hero 1920

Oriental Potentate

★ NR
Hot Dogs 1920

★ 5
Hopping Bells 1920

★ NR
J-U-N-K 1920

The Junk Dealer

★ NR
Broken Bubbles 1920

★ NR
Way Out West 1920

★ NR
Mystic Mush 1920

★ NR
The Gum Riot 1920

★ NR
Naughty Nurses 1920

★ NR
When Spirits Move 1920

★ NR
The Nickel Snatcher 1920

★ NR
An Auto Nut 1919

The Lawyer's Clerk alias the Doctor (uncredited)

★ 5

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